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Strike action by teachers will affect hundreds of thousands of families in England and Wales today.

Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are walking out over pay and pensions, forcing many parents to take time off work or arrange last-minute childcare.

In a letter to teaching unions yesterday, Michael Gove said that he could see the case for a number of their arguments but defended pay reforms, arguing that this meant schools could give the best teachers higher salaries.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, said: “Mr Gove’s letter shows how little he listens to the concerns

One of Britain’s biggest accountancy firms will no longer consider an applicant’s qualifications, school or university when selecting trainees for interview, in an attempt to increase the diversity of its workforce